Question follow-through · 967

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners released between October 2023 and June 2024 under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme were subsequently recalled to prison.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
25 Jul 2024
Answer
25 Jul 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners released between October 2023 and June 2024 under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme were subsequently recalled to prison.

  2. 25 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    We are constantly monitoring the use of End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL) and its impact. ECSL was implemented in October 2023. Since its operation, the number of ECSL releases between 17 October 2023 and 30 June 2024 was 10,083. The information re...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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